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After initally saying they weren't going to contribute to the relief effort, some big corportations are stepping in to help. Instapundit reports:
STEPPING UP: I mentioned earlier that Amazon has a donation link on its page, and Yahoo. So does Google, and reader Michael Pierce emails: "Apple iTunes store is accepting donations for the American Red Cross - and not taking any cut from the transaction."
Hugh Hewitt says he is going to try some new way to help. He says:
In a column for tomorrow's WeeklyStandard.com, "Rebuilding the Gulf Coast, One Community at a Time," I announce that NZ has agreed to help me launch an experiment that hopes to use the internet's capacity plus the talent and good will of bloggers to match specialized needs with specialized volunteers. I have been thinking this through all week, and am convinced that the epic nature of the loss, and the daunting challenge of rebuilding the incredibly complex communities of the three states will not be possible via top-down direction once the essential crisis needs are met. A new model is possible, and the web will allow it to happen.
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